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Book Review – Astro Poems: Twilight Adventures of Nick, a Space Boy by Barli Sowmya

It’s a beautifully blended book of creative content and illustrations. Though the title suggests poems on our Space, however, reading gives a hunch that it moves on like a short novel of children.


As you could guess from the title, the story features Nick – he goes in the Space and is thrilled to discover the other side of the world. Barli Sowmya’s objective to write this book is to educate below primary level children with Space that is partly visible from the earth. She infuses innovative creative content technology so as the book sounds informative, light, and right on the path.

Nick and Susana are cute siblings. They grow curious upon seeing a colourful vibrant space robot in a toy shop. They have no proper understanding of Space. Nick watches Space from a telescope. He forms a different opinion about it. However, his father Daniel corrects him. And one day he is sent to Space in some space centre.

While Nick roams around the space centre, he discovers a fascinating pull in the Space. The author through funny rhyming words begins her learning lessons on Moon, solar system, planets and so on. A colourful picture on every alternate page augments the vibes of being in Space with Nick. The story not only remains factual about space education but also offers fine dramatic adventures of Nick that he comes across with Unicorn, Dragon, his crash landing at Silver Planet, and finally being sent to home earth by the help of Centaur.

After the story of Nick, the book brings ‘Did You Know’ and ‘20 Puzzles to Solve’, concluding the reading session in sheer fun and delight. Astro Poems: Twilight Adventures of Nick, a Space Boy by Barli Sowmya is just more than a book. It builds an ambience of fun and learning. It’s amazing to note that the author didn’t detour from the poetic prose to tell an engrossing story – she leveraged acrostic poems, count, classic, and chanting poems to built the scaffold of the story. Evidently, the storytelling serves a unique perspective through this book. A highly recommended literature piece for kids, and parents that like to read books for their children anytime.

You may order a copy for your child from Amazon India.

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